title: [Prevention of cardiovascular risk in menopause women: role of ovarian hormones].
abstract: Women receiving estrogen replacement therapy after menopause have a reduced risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular mortality when compared to untreated controls. Estrogens are thought to protect women primarily through an effect on lipid metabolism. However estrogen-induced increase of HDL-cholesterol and decrease of total and LDL-cholesterol appear to account only in part for the protective effect of ovarian hormones. Direct effects of estrogens on the arterial wall appear to contribute to the over-all cardiovascular benefits.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Cardiologia, Ospedale San Raffaele, Roma.
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Rosano
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Leonardo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ricci
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Serra
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Chierchia
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D015914:Estrogen Replacement Therapy; D004967:Estrogens / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D008593:Menopause; D012307:Risk Factors; D014655:Vascular Resistance / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D004967:Estrogens; D005947:Glucose
vernacular_title: La prevenzione del rischio cardiovascolare nella donna in menopausa: ruolo degli ormoni ovarici.